Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Neeshenam - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 378

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Neeshenam
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Inner bark used to make strings and cords.

RECRD: 46374 id: 6190

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